Photoset on Flickr My thanks to Lynn for graciously typing this post as I dictate. We have just come back from a week long vacation to Tignes, France and unfortunately I returned with the use of only one hand. But we’ll get to that…. Overall it was a fantastic trip, Read more…
The call came on Monday while I was on vacation in France. “I am very happy to inform you that we received the grade from your professor and it was sufficient to allow you to graduate,” said the Registrar of the Rotterdam School of Management. Whew. The problem was that Read more…
It’s called “my precious”. And it is. At first, I thought it was just the coolest gadget I had ever been given. Lynn gave me a TomTom GO 910 for Christmas. I had just seen one in the car that picked me up in Scotland when I came to see Read more…
Wow. This was the closest to an actual birth that I have ever been. I called Darien to get some info about the ski trip that we will be going on in March and after he gave it to me he said, “Oh, by the way, Magreet is in labor.” Read more…
This news item made me want to laugh and cry at the same time. I was just speaking with Lynn’s son Jamie this New Year about the fact that while technology has advanced and created new opportunities, our laws have failed to keep pace. (As a worker in an industry Read more…
Thanks to Ian for being geeky enough to find this “Easter Egg” on Flickr. Enjoy all. Merry Christmas.
—UPDATE— Here is a picture of me eating the little cuy. Do you know what ‘cuy’ is? Well I did, and I ordered it anyway. At dinner tonight. And I am now ashamed of myself. You see, ‘cuy’ is a Peruvian delicacy which is known to us in the West Read more…
I love Peru. It’s a beautiful country, the people are warm and friendly, and the history is rich and rewarding to discover. Unfortunately, the country’s soundtrack is stuck on the “pan flute” track. Apparently it is illegal to play anything but pan flute music in hotels, restaurants, on trains, and in Read more…
Cuzco – the imperial city of the Incas. Cute town. The city revolves around the main square, Plaza de Armas, around which the Cathedral and the Church of the Company (meaning the Society of Jesus) stand. The stone of their ornate construction is brown and in the dry season (which Read more…
Ann and I are sitting in a (stinky, according to Ann) Internet cafe in Cuzco. We flew into Lima last night, only got to see a little of the city since it was 11:00pm by the time we got to our hotel. The guidebook said that Lima isn´t the most Read more…